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A healthcare agent, also known as a healthcare surrogate or healthcare proxy, is an individual that you designate and empower through legal documents to make medical decisions for you if, at some future time, you cannot make decisions yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACTEC Fellows Jean Gordon Carter<\/a> and Linda Funke Johnson<\/a> explain what you need to know before accepting this important legal responsibility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jean Gordon Carter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Linda Funke Johnson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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